1920 Bob Emslie Single Signed Baseball, Umpire for Merkle's
Boner....

Description

1920 Bob Emslie Single Signed Baseball, Umpire for Merkle's
Boner. Furious Giants manager John McGraw dubbed Emslie "Blind
Bob" after the call which robbed New York of its 1908
pennant-clinching victory, but Emslie had the last laugh, showing
up at a Giants practice with a rifle over his shoulder. Emslie
placed a dime on the pitching rubber and retreated to his umpiring
position behind home plate. Aiming and firing, Emslie sent the dime
skipping into the outfield. McGraw never used the nickname again.
The presented ball is the only known autograph from this notorious
umpire, the black fountain pen inscription applied to a side panel
of the ONL (Heydler) model. A date of "1920" appears on the
opposing panel. Please note that the lack of known exemplars makes
standard authentication impossible, but Heritage is as confident as
can be of the signature's legitimacy. No third party paperwork will
be available, however, due to the ball's singular status.

Auction Info

Auction Dates

April, 2010

22nd-23rdThursday-Friday

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